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<peterm6881> hey guys
<peterm6881> ok just to bring you up to speed, im having another stab at getting our own board designed, based on the V3s. Delivery is due on August 6th
<peterm6881> connectivity on exposed IO that we arent using will be on 2.54mm screw terminals, for convenience. Like alarm panels, or PLC's
<peterm6881> So thats Ethernet, UART2, USB
<peterm6881> We will have 2 PCB buttons to play with. The case will be clear, with appropriate holes
<peterm6881> sc6502, I need to make a Feature Request
<peterm6881> we need to be able to set a maximum speed below the map maxspeed tag
<peterm6881> I suggest simply pressing Button A sets the maximum speed at 45, and subsequent presses increment the maximum speed by 5
<peterm6881> regardless of MPH or KM/H
<peterm6881> with confirmation on the display. This is for people who are learning to drive, or in the restricted probationary period, or are driving vehicles with a specific restriction
<peterm6881> 45 up to 60 should pretty much cover most eventualities, but we can tweak it if needed
<peterm6881> 45 up to 60, then back to off
<sc6502> ok
<peterm6881> sound sane?
<peterm6881> Ross is learning to drive. Having that feature will get us in on the ground floor for a lifetime of safe driving
<peterm6881> any questions?
<peterm6881> When I know the GPIO Jamal is using for the buttons I'll let you know
<sc6502> I guess it can just cycle from 30 to 120 or so
<peterm6881> na it doesnt need that range, 45 to 60 should be enough
<sc6502> Can do all sorts of things with a couple of buttons
<peterm6881> beyond that is should use the map speed
<peterm6881> below that isnt required
<sc6502> single press, double press, press-hold-n-seconds
<Xogium> buttons are so much fun
<Xogium> hello there sc6502 :)
<sc6502> hey Xogium
<Xogium> hanging around in case you pop up from time to time
<peterm6881> exactly guys. 2 is the sweeet spot for board real estate, versatility and simplicity
<peterm6881> there will be an additional feature request sc6502
<Xogium> gonna build another player made with that stm32 dev kit... Got sick of always taking the one in prod offline to toy with stuff over serial
<peterm6881> im calling it that because its not a bug, its just how it works
<Xogium> so that one's gonna be dev only
<peterm6881> when Speedsaver loses its fix, at present it freezes on the last known data
<Xogium> huh, didn't we fix that
<Xogium> waaaay back
<peterm6881> and stays that way untill it rights itself with a new fix
<Xogium> somehow I thought that was one of the very first issue sc6502 worked on
<peterm6881> it should revert to your cool graphic if it loses the fix, and possibly play the alarm tone once to warn
<peterm6881> Xogium, i cant remember, but we could check the closed issues
<Xogium> maybe I got it mixed up with something else
<peterm6881> no it was never raised
<Xogium> must have gotten it mixed up with something else then
<peterm6881> Its a fairly minor annoyance, generally in the morning when the GPS is doing a cold start. It can get a basic 3 sat fix, but then lose it as you drive that initial part of the journey, because it wasnt strong to begin with
<peterm6881> maybe among trees or urban canyons
<peterm6881> its kinda no brainer that it should revert to looking for a fix instead of just freezing like that
<peterm6881> so if you're happy enough sc6502 and have no further questions, I'll raise those in due course
<Xogium> ugh, you guys know what is the most annoying thing with things that use grove as connector ?
<peterm6881> how are things with you guys? sorry for the radio silence. No news is good news, and I prefer to bury bad news
<peterm6881> go ahead Xogium :)
<Xogium> they are just attached to grove connectors, and they don't get to fit in a breadboard. Then dangle from wires
<Xogium> this grove buzzer is quite literally acting like a pendulum
<Speedsaver> Title: Grove - Piezo Buzzer/Active Buzzer - Arduino/Raspberry Pi Compatible - Seeed Studio (at www.seeedstudio.com)
<Xogium> this thing here, it has just a grove connector and I don't see no way to hold it still
<sc6502> sure peterm6881 , just raise the tickets :)
<peterm6881> i thought about Grove but I didnt see the advantage. But convenient board to device connectivity is a big problem
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